Drugs and Their Effects
Cooper helps Jack make a plan is the latest addition to a series of books published by CfC, providing supportive information for schools, families and community members to explore real life issues and facilitate constructive conversations. This critical new educational resource for primary aged children has been developed by the Brighton Local Drug Action Team.
More information about this resource can be found here: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/tasmaniac4c/publications/
Follow alcohol on its journey through the body to find out how it causes drunkenness and why it affects people differently. This video was created by TED-Ed.
How much caffeine is in our food and drink, is there a safe limit, and how is it regulated? This factsheet from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand looks at caffeine from a food context.
What is caffeine, and how does it work? Can you experience withdrawal from it? These questions and more are answered in this comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.
If you consume caffeine, what is the limit to keep yourself safe and healthy? This tool from Caffeine Informer allows you to input your body weight to estimate a safe caffeine limit. The page also provides lots of information about recommendations for each age group and where these recommendations come from.
What is naloxone? How can you get access to this life-saving drug? What are the trends in Australia? This factsheet from Australian Drug Trends explains.
Naloxone is a drug that can temporarily reverse opioid overdose. But how does it work, and what do you need to know? This factsheet from ADF explains.
What are dissociative drugs... and which substances fall into this category? What do they do and what are the risks? This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation explains this category of drugs in detail.
What does caffeine actually do? How much caffeine is safe to consume a day? Is it okay for pregnant women or children to consume caffiene? Find the answers to these questions and more with this factsheet from Better Health Channel.
What is speed? What does it do in the body, and what can go wrong? This factsheet from HealthDirect answers these questions and more.
Ice and speed are both different forms of a drug called methamphetamine. Learn more about these substances with this short factsheet from the State Library of New South Wales.
How common is amphetamine use in Australia? What are the effects of these drugs in the short and long term? This comprehensive factsheet from Better Health Channel examines Amphetamines and provides lots of great information.
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